[rhodium1977]

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Originally Posted by sirt8669

He got that negative feedback removed also, I just checked again because I was looking through the CAT tanks that sold. Not sure why ebay is allowing this.

Maybe he is pulling the same game he did with you with the other guy as well. Claiming that you took something away. What was the buyers ID as Ill find out through Ebay?

It pisses me off to no end that I have to be stuck with negatives and the lovely DSR's that go with it because a couple of buyers want to play shell games, but yet this simps gets away with rather devious measures and does not pay for it. I get great feedback all the time but only about 30% of the people who leave any feedback leave the more important DSRs that pretty much determine anything of importance.

I do not sell as much as I did in the past. A few asses along with people who like to hide low DSRs behind positives for the hell of it because I did not cut them a deal, for all intense purposes determine my overall existence. Getting notes from Ebay now and then on how to improve customer satisfaction is a slap in the face time and time again.

[Superion]

The following is a story an American who lives in Japan posted about his selling experience to ebay and tank member Grepdogg on a TF board and I'm posting it here as a warning to others so they can put him on block.

"I'm cleaning out my apartment before a big move. One thing I definitely didn't want to drag from Hiroshima to Fukuoka was a stripped down Brave Maximus body. I put it up on eBay for a dollar + shipping. Which, since Brave Max weighs like 8 pounds, was quite high. I even made a point to apologize for the high shipping price in the body of auction.

The auction ended, I sent out a request for payment, and heard nothing for a week. I decided to file a non-paying bidder report so I could get my fees back. Literally an hour before I could close the case, the buyer sent me a message. He said that shipping was "too high for what it is" and that he thought the stated shipping fee was "only an estimate."

I didn't respond, because what exactly is there to say? It's not going to do me any good to get upset. And since I'm an hour away from being able to cancel the transaction, there's no need to go into the "a bid is a legally binding contract, blah, blah, blah." An hour went by and I closed the case.

The guy left me a neutral feedback and sent me this message:

***MOD EDIT*** - Please contact either DESTRO or C.I.A.D. with the actual forwarded message from eBay as confirmation. Thank You

In a perfect world, this message would follow grepdogg around for the rest of his life. Or, at the very least, make others think twice about doing business with him."

[blackrazor1]

Be aware of buyer majortom2. I accidently swapped labels on two packages I sent out. I refunded money to both buyers to cover shipping packages to the proper location. The other buyer sent the package without an issue. majortom2 gave me a tracking# with no info attached to it.

UPDATE: Tracking # still shows no data attached, but other buyer has notified me that he has received his items. Looks like he left out a digit in the tracking # he sent me. He still hasn't responded to my inquiry about the faulty tracking #.

[SDawg]

People like him make us honest people in Europe a hard time. One of the reason people are afraid to ship stuff from the US to europe.
"sigh"

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Originally Posted by Grepdogg

kreatobergas from Greece.
eBay Feedback Profile for kreatobergas

He won a Hardtop from me. 5 days later he emails me telling to cancel the transaction since he can't read or look at pictures. I ask him for $3.00 inconvenience fee, he tells me he is a Powerseller with over 2000 auctions and he is not going to pay it.

He then tells me that he thinks the price he paid is too high.

I would advise anyone to avoid doing any business with this individual and add him to your blocked list. I find it very, very dubious that this occurred from another GI Joe EBAY seller.

[bowspearer]

Bought a Captain Power Power Jet XT-7/Training tape gift set from gereur1 who ripped me off on handling charges.

The item arrived and was in decent condition, but I noticed that while he'd charged me $89.95 for shipping but had actually only paid $58.95 for the shipping.

When I contacted them, completely willing to factor in their actual expenses as opposed to thinly veiled profiteering and have them refund me the genuine excess; they were a complete d'bag about the entire thing.

Me:

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I received the item and while I'm happy with the condition of the item, I can't say the same for the difference in what you charged me for shipping and what the shipping actually cost.

You charged me $89.95 for the shipping but the actual shipping costs were only $58.85. That's a difference of over $30 in shipping costs. Granted $4.65 of that is ebay charging fees on postage. However that still leaves $26.45 of the $31.10 in excess.

I can accept a few dollars taken out for actual handling costs, but over $25 is ridiculous. I'm honestly a little disappointed that you weren't upfront with this about me when you discovered it and that I've had to chase you up about it.

I expect you to rectify this and the feedback I leave you will depend on whether you do so.

Them:

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Now you know why my adds say US shipping only. It takes too much time to fill out the papers , and I have to charge for that to make it worth while for me. I see what direction you are going now. If you feel right about the feedback issue by threatening me!!! Just go ahead and do it and don't snivel over a few dollars that I earned.

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Right so your dodgy attitude is the fault of international buyers? Filling out customs forms is worth $25 is it? Don't make me laugh! You got your profit in the item sale price, or did you forget it was a BIN auction?

The irony of this is had you turned around and said maybe $5 or $10 for the extra handling (although charging even that for a few filling out forms is outright profiteering and if the roles were reversed, I wouldn't have charged for it- then again, I actually understand the concept of customer service), I would have been more than reasonable about it.

The fact that you've decided to act so rudely and so unscrupulously about this though means that clearly I'm wasting my time trying to be reasonable with you here!

You've got one last chance to fix your attitude. Either change the tone, or not only will I be reporting you to eBay for excess shipping and filing a visa chargeback for the difference after filing a paypal dispute (meaning I WILL get the excess money back); I will warn everyone on every single action figure forum I'm on about how they can expect you to rip them off with handling charges and to avoid you like the plague.

Your move!

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One more thing- you have 24 hours to respond. Had you indicated that you were capable of being reasonable, I would have been more generous with the timeframe- but you've indicated that you'd rather play hardball than handle things reasonably, so hardball it is.

Them:

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Andy!!

Screw you

My final message:

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Then you've left me no choice. I would have preferred this could be sorted out reasonably, but since you have decided to be abusive, I'm left with no choice but to follow through with what I warned would happen. Feedback has been left and I am in the process of warning people on action figure forums I'm on to avoid you. I realise that you completely lack the ability to be accountable and will just blame this on "international sellers", however I hope for your own sake that you are able to recognise and deal with that attitude of yours one day or one day it will be your undoing.

UPDATE: As of about 30 mins ago (3:28am AEDST), they refunded the full discrepancy in response to a Paypal dispute I'd started. I'm skeptical about it being a genuine change of heart, so what I'd say is to tread carefully when dealing with them and if they try anything, to not put up with it.

[sirt8669]

Beware of seller rdestrom

I made an offer on a figure from him, he accepted. I waited a week and nothing. Checked eBay and no notification of shipping so I messaged him. He didn't ship the item. Never sent me an email prior to inform me that he would be late to ship and didn't seem to care either. Only received the one message from him after I asked where the item is. He refunded my money after I informed him to ship by the next day and if he isn't going to, please issue a refund.

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Dear sirt8669,

Hi Tony,

I am sorry but your item has not shipped yet. I moved recently and there was a delay in having my internet set up until this afternoon.
Therefore I did not have all the information I needed to ship your item out. I do plan on shipping your item out in the next day or two.
I am sorry about this and it is more like a one off event than my regular practice to wait so long. I hope you understand.

Robert

- rdestrom



From: sirt8669
To: rdestrom
Subject: Shipping: sirt8669 sent a message about 1985 GI Joe Cobra Lampreys 100% complete w file card #170621088023
Sent Date: Feb-29-12 08:20:55 PST

Dear rdestrom,

Hello,

I wanted to check with you to see if you shipped the figure yet as it has not been marked on ebay as being shipped and if you did ship it, when was it shipped.

Thanks,
Tony

[hotdog]

here's my first real deadbeat bidder (though there was one other a couple years ago) :

Member id: medd21

he bought 2 auctions from me, this is the direct text from the very first line of the auctions descriptions:

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Originally Posted by first lot

Up for sale is one Custom replacement gi joe accessory (Heavy metals Mic) and 1 Custom replacement Sgt. Slaughter baton.

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Originally Posted by second lot

Up for sale is 1 set of custom replacement MBT mauler antennas. they are as accurate as you will ever find (probably the best you'll ever find, just cheaper), but bear in mind that they are customs.

here is his message to me (the first one he sent while i was asleep, apparently that ****ed him off):

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Dear hotdogs_stuff,I contacted you seconds, after realizing these were fake lots, and now you won't get back to me? I just want to cancel the transaction, as I am looking for the real thing. I won't have anything nice to say, if forced into accepting fake , imitation items...no matter the quality. I am a purist. Thank you very much.Sincerely, Neil- medd21

i found it humorous that this ignoramous threatened me with negative feedback if i don't pay the ebay fees to correct his stupidity. be forwarned and block him ahead of time. for a purist, he's certainly not a realist. if he is genuine than he was just trying to steal rare parts from what he thought was an ignorant seller, but there's really no excuse for being too lazy to read the first line of the auction text. I told him that the only way he could get out of paying was to wait the 4 days it takes for me to file a "no pay bidder" claim, and take the non payment hit.

here was my exact quoted response to his second email:

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Dear medd21, after 4 days i will file a non payment claim with ebay, at that point you can get out of the deal with a non payment strike against you. it really cracks me up that not only didn't you read the auction before buying it, but you also thought you were going to rip off some joe collector by giving him 15.75 for an original mic and baton. what a douche, people like you are the reason i detest ebay.thanks for screwing up my auction, hotdog

his response:

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Dear hotdogs_stuff,That is not correct. These are items against Ebay's policies and shouldn't even be on here. They infringing against Hasbro toy company, and ruin the collectors market.Swearing at me, and degrading Ebay, is rude and uncalled for.Good day.

my response:

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Dear medd21,they are customs, and clearly listed as such in the very first line of the auction description. I am currently posting a warning against you on both yojoe and hisstank, so good sellers (like myself) have a forwarning of you and block you in advance. i will send the links to you shortly.- hotdogs_stuff

he's also continued to contact me, i told him i was going to post here and on another site warning sellers against him, and that i would send him the links. here were his responses (in order i recieved them) while i was typing this post:

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Cool

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Dear hotdogs_stuff,Collectors can't stand counterfeiters!!! I will have no problem, accept suing you for slander...watch what you say, my family are all lawyers.- medd21

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I think i'll contact Hasbro...- medd21

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DO NOT CONTACT ME AGAIN. WE ARE DONE , AS IS THE COUNTERFEITING.- medd21

sorry medd21, you just made the signature.

so after telling me he's done (so i haven't contacted him at this point except twice, once to let him know about the non payment, and once to let him know about these posts- both prior to the last 4 quotes by him) he continues to email me:

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So...how are "your" pieces "custom", when you just make a mold of an original?! Repeating the word "custom" doesn't make it so. Hacky- medd21

this quote cracked me up, because by acknowledging that they are customs- whatever you choose to use that definition for (color, texture, lack of similarity) by acknowledging it you have to acknowledge your knowledge that i told you they aren't original pieces...

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I'm contacting Ebay about your threats.

the "threats" are a refence to this thread.

update 3-28-12

so i closed the case today, and i emailed him to let him know he is done with the items. and he flipped out again:

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Dear medd21,FYI the case is now closed, so aside from the nonpayment strikes you took you have no obligations for the items.- hotdogs_stuff

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Dear hotdogs_stuff,I HAVE NO strikes tough snot dog...you do. I have been on the phone a bunch of times. I'm clean. You are in violation of a TON of policies here on Ebay and with Hasbro.And don't EVER threaten me again.- medd21

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Dear medd21,perhaps you don't understand how ebay works, and more importantly, you don't have to be a douche all the time. I'm not going to argue with you, but you did take 2 non payment strikes about 20 minutes ago when i closed the case. when you agreed to purchase those custom items (complain all you want, but they are custom pieces and were clearly listed as such) you entered into a contract. you had to click that you understood that after clicking that you agreed to buy it now. at that point I racked up around 5 bucks in ebay fees for the transaction, regardless of whether you wanted the items or not i have to pay that unless i file the non payment buyer claim against you (where those fees are returned to me). i won't take that hit, plus pay to relist my items because you lack maturity, responsibility or good sense. you matter of factly did take the hits, I only contacted you to let you know the matter was resolved. in the future i would advise you to read the auctions before you buy them, as you only have 1 more strike left before ebay gives you the boot.thanks-hotdog

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Dear hotdogs_stuff,There was no need to contact me, especially after threatening me with slurring my name on HISS and YOJOE...I would ALWAYS KNOW what is going on, with retarded cases like this one. Plus, you are the one who said DO NOT CONTACT ME!!!!....chill man, I was nice from the get. You tripped out, for what? ...only to have stuff taken down? I would have left it alone, but you had to push it? I don't get angry guys like you....- medd21

that one i found hillarious because his facts are all twisted. he told me not to contact him (after my second email to him letting him know he made my banned list and that i would post here), i probably shouldn't have contacted him, but i wanted to let him know it was resolved.

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Dear medd21,I didn't slander you, i quoted you word for word, it's not my fault if that makes you look like an ignoramous.- hotdog

that was it for me, but here's his last two this morning, he is amusing, but still not the kind of collector i would ever want to be around- or invite over.

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Dear hotdogs_stuff,Trust me, I didn't take a strike...and for YOUR information, making a hokey mold, which is easy as a project as they come (I'm a master modeler, and a licensed builder ), if you ACTUALLY sculpted them and I mean more than slicing off the mold excess...THEN it would be custom. You use a REAL one , mold it in whatever color you have on hand (you even said that in your description ), and sell em'; that is NOT custom, that is hack. And YOU were the "douche" , as you say, who freaked, when I realized you are a kitchen making, copyright infringing, Ebay policy offending kid, who thought(for some unknown reason), that I was going to sell them ?? I as a REAL collector, want only the real deal tough guy. If we were face to face, I guarantee you wouldn't have said ANYTHING to me...you can bank on that.

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Dear hotdogs_stuff,Telling me (as it is obvious you haven't a clue as to what "slander": means), you were going to tell people in GI JOE blogs, to avoid me, for who knows why?...is slandering my name.

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Dear hotdogs_stuff,I would venture to say, we would probably get along, if it weren't for you hiding behind the internet...but, your inflated pride over a couple basement geeks, sucking up to you on YOJOE, or any of the other sites you go to, gets in the way. I'm going to be the first to extend a truce and ask we stop arguing. For molds they don't look bad at all.

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Dear hotdogs_stuff,I am the furthest thing from an ignoramus, can build / make anything, and I will give you props for finding a niche, to make some extra cash...but, it IS illegal. Granted, you found a way around it, a loophole of sorts, with wording and a place that doesn't check that kind of thing too thoroughly. But, if Hasbro knew...you and I both know, they would never agree to your word "custom". But, whatever, that's cool...just don't trip next time someone wants a Hasbro baton, that's not a dis on you. They just want the real deal.

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Dear hotdogs_stuff,So are we cool? I looked, out of curiosity at some other "replacement" parts, and there are some really, really bad ones on here...But, as far as me having strikes, I don't have one. I ACTUALLY spoke to an American guy, and he cleared my name and status. And, for your information, I never wanted to cause you any problems or fees. Neil

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Dear hotdogs_stuff,Out of curiosity...have you ever tried to make , say a Skystriker canopy, or a clear helmet lens , from the early 80's?

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Dear hotdogs_stuff,Don't tell me , because you find out I'm a nice guy, you are still ticked off enough to not respond? How old are you?...seriously. No joking.- medd21

i wasn't responding because i was working. but he seems to have a fragile psyche, like if he says something and doesn't get a response he flips out. i also thought it was funny that he asked about other "customs"- i didn't even want to go there, so i said we were cool and pointed him to brokenarrow- sorry alyosha.
the threat of a fight kind of aggravates me, mostly because i am not physically affraid of anybody. I'm not a tough guy, and i don't pick fights, but i don't run away from fights either, but there are so many internet tough guys it's just not worth the aggravation of replying to someones threats like that

[sirt8669]

Just had an ebayer with multiple id's try to win all of my auctions and they all have little to no feedback, one shows feedback but its only 1 and the person said he was a non-paying buyer, another id had 1 feedback also and it was the only one with a positive note. He ended up winning 4 of my items with 3 different id's. All id's are fairly new also. Curious if anyone knows who this is.

Here are all the id's that bid on my items, I also reported them to ebay.

eBay My World - delta1327
eBay My World - delta692
eBay My World - delta968
eBay My World - delta642
eBay My World - delta3972

[Master Drow]

It´s sad to say that but one guy that i had sold a lot on the past sunddenly looks suspicious as buyer: portyville.

I sold him a Glasslite Chewbacca, sent with tracking number, the package arrived on Unites States and could be tracked on USPS. I noticed the package was on Miami for a week and i decided to contact the buyer....sent him an email and asked him to contact USPS to get any info about the reason the package was still in Miami, i also opened a claim on Brazilian Post asking them to contact USPS to know why the package is still in Miami and i informed the buyer that i did that. He never replied.

One week later i sent him 2 messages on ebay, one asking if he had contacted USPS and the other after he received a second package i sent to him of a Glasslite Darth Vader (i saw on USPS he received the second package). Again he never replied and never left a feedback about the second package.

One week later i sent another email asking if he got any info about the package and informing him that Brazilian Post contacted USPS but USPS said it would take 60 days to give an answer (amazing...60 days to give an answer). He never replied to that email too.

Today, the last day to open a case, the buyer sunddenly opened a case and decided to send me a message on ebay asking "hey, what's going on with my package?"...lol. Well one hour after he opened the case i gave him a full refund and blocked him on ebay. I also sent him a message asking what he will do if USPS deliver the package to him since he had a full refund. I´m still waiting his answer.

What makes me sad is that i tried to contact him A LOT, on ebay and by mail, weeks ago about the problem because I track ALL THE PACKAGES I SENT. I asked him to try to contact USPS about the problem WEEKS ago, i informed him WEEKS AGO that i opened a claim about the problem on Brazilian Post asking them to contact USPS and discover what´s wrong, I informed him WEEKS AGO about USPS answer that it would take 60 days to give a position, and HE NEVER ANSWERED ME BACK. Nothing...not a single "ok". And on the last day he opens a case and says "Hey, what happened with my package?" just like he was never contacted by me. I could escalate this but it´s not worth to loose my patience, one hour later after he opened the case i sent the full refund and block him.Now i want to see what he will do if he gets the package after get a full refund. If he´s honest he will send me back the money or he will send me back the figure and i pay the shipping cost. Let´s see.

[mrfu]

I will report Member ASHREAPER again. I attempted a trade in January and still have not received the items.
I know I will never see the items but I am reporting him again and will in the future. In his mode of operation tends to disappear for quite a while then pop up when things have cooled down so he can strike again.